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From: jima@hplsla.HP.COM (Jim Adcock)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: static member initialization (lippman's book)
Message-ID: <6590260@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 20 Sep 89 18:38:56 GMT
References: <292@mez.e-technik.uni-bochum.de>
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
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>ark:
>It may occur only once in the entire program, 
>although that once may be anywere. 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
***sigh***, if this statement were only true!  See below:


#include <stdio.h>

class Y;

//const int Y::size = 100;  2.0 compiler won't accept it here

class Y
{

//const int Y::size = 100;  2.0 compiler won't accept it here

  static const int Y::size;

//const int Y::size = 100;  2.0 compiler won't accept it here

  int array[size];
};

const int Y::size = 100; // 2.0 compiler will accept it here, but its too late!

void main()
{
   printf("sizeof(Y)=%d\n",sizeof(Y));
}